Meanings
nouncitrus greening (uncountable)
- uncountableA plant disease afflicting citrus trees, caused by the bacterium Liberibacter asiaticus and carried by a psyllid vector.
Synonyms: huanglongbing, yellow dragon disease, citrus greening disease
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA plant disease afflicting citrus trees, caused by the bacterium Liberibacter asiaticus and carried by a psyllid vector.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 黃龍病 /黄龙病
- 黃龍病 /黄龙病 (huánglóngbìng)bacterial disease of citrus trees
Finnish sitruspuun kellastumistauti, HLB-tauti
- sitruspuun kellastumistautibacterial disease of citrus trees
- HLB-tautibacterial disease of citrus trees
Japanese カンキツグリーニング病
- カンキツグリーニング病 (kankitsugurīningu-byō)bacterial disease of citrus trees
Korean 감귤그린병
- 감귤그린병 (gamgyulgeurinbyeong)bacterial disease of citrus trees
Russian позелене́ние плодо́в
- позелене́ние плодо́в (pozelenénije plodóv)bacterial disease of citrus trees
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APA
citrus greening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citrus%20greening
MLA
“citrus greening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citrus%20greening. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “citrus greening,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citrus%20greening.
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